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WASHAKIE COUNTY, WYOMING
TOWNS - Past and Present
| Big Trails Early post office, originally called Red Bank. Discontinued in 1940. On the 1919 Hammond Atlas of the World Source: Wyoming Place Names by Mae Urbanek |
Chatham See Winchester. |
Colter Early railroad station named after John Colter, the first white man in Wyoming and later a part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804. On the 1919 Hammond Atlas of the World Source: Wyoming Place Names by Mae Urbanek |
| Neiber Discontinued railroad station and post office, named after Mary M. Neiber who was the first poastmaster. Nearby is a sacred Shoshone Burial Ground. On the 1919 Hammond Atlas of the World Source: Wyoming Place Names by Mae Urbanek |
No Wood (Nowood) Located on the banks of Nowood Creek, it was an early trading post On the 1919 Hammond Atlas of the World Source: Wyoming Place Names by Mae Urbanek |
Red Bank See Big Trails |
| Rome On the 1919 Hammond Atlas of the World |
Ten Sleep
E-mail history@tensleepwyoming.com Originally called Sackett Fork in 1867. Renamed Tensleep, as it was 'Ten Sleeps' from most points. |
Winchester Discontinued post office named after R. S. Winchester, a local rancher and postmaster. Later renamed Chatham. |
| Worland Official City of Worland Homepage County Seat of Washakie County. Originally settled in 1903 by C. R. 'Dad' Worland |
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